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Puddle Path–Skyline Trail South Loop, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile loop in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. It climbs 339 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 482 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Road 42.21797, -71.11342
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA

Directions

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Puddle Path–Skyline Trail South Loop, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 58 min

Elevation 167–482 ft

Loop · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: Summit Road · 42.21797, -71.11342

Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 487 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Summit Road, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftSharp left onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miReach Wildcat Notch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Skyline Trail South, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Puddle Path, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

48% dirt10% gravel2% paved40% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip97%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 14% rain4 AM: 47% rain5 AM: 52% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 40% rain8 AM: 40% rain9 AM: 34% rain10 AM: 65% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 76% rain1 PM: 97% rain2 PM: 80% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 84°63°
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 96°72° 29%
Sat 94°71° 36%
Sun 97°72° 15%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 487 m from the trailhead

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